Benefits of Green Care?

Properly managed and resourced interventions that use Green Care can provide benefits for individuals and for our public services, our economy and society.

Green Care can provide:

health, wellbeing and social benefits for individuals from a wide range of vulnerable groups

a more holistic approach to multiple health needs of an individual and can achieve multiple outcomes simultaneously

opportunities for learning, education and skills development

reduced reliance on health and social care services in the future.

Green Care offers a Tier 2 or step down service which moves people on from specialist medical health care. It reduces the emphasis on illness and promotes health, recovery or rehabilitation and social wellbeing.

Green Care interventions can also provide benefits beyond those for the individual. These include: